Payroll

Payroll

Employee Pay Day

Biweekly: Every 15th and final day of the month

Final pay on termination must be paid within 30 days of the termination date.

Client Payroll Cut-Off Date  
Employee Reimbursements

Approved expense workflows received by

Approved expenses received after this date may be paid in the following month.

 

Statutory Social Contributions

This list is exclusive of employee benefits such as insurance, and additional contributions you would like to add for your employees. For a list of mandatory and optional benefits, head to Benefits <link>.

Social Security System (SSS) + Mandatory Provident Fund (WISP) SSS is a state-run, mandatory social insurance program that employees and employers must pay into monthly. The purpose of this program is to provide benefits and services to employees such as:
  • Retirement funds
  • Sick and Maternity Allowance
  • Short-term loans
  • Salary advances
  • Other savings and investment plans
SSS has a maximum monthly salary credit of 30,000 PHP. Contributions in excess of 20,000PHP but less than the max MSC will go towards the Mandatory Provident Fund. 
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

BIR is the Income Tax Authority in the Philippines. Employers do not have to contribute to employee tax but are responsible for withholding tax from employee pay. This includes registration, year-end adjustments and refunding excess tax. There is a tax-free allowance of 250,000PHP per annum for employees. Any excess to that amount will be taxable from 15-35% (exc. De Minimis Benefits)

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) PhilHealth is national health insurance Program that provides in-patient and out-patient health insurance coverage for Filipino citizens. This allows employees to use health services by the covered beneficiaries of PhilHealth for various health issues such as
  • Maternity
  • Hospitalizations and Operations
  • Medical procedures
  • Medical packages
Employers and employees must contribute to PhilHealth monthly.
Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG/HDMF) Pag-IBIG is a government-owned national savings program for employees (if eligible criteria is met) to aid affordable shelter financing. Employer and employees must contribute to Pag-IBIG and the employer is responsible for ensuring these payments are remitted on time. The aim of this savings program is to enable employees save and loan for a variety of circumstances such as housing and calamity.

 

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